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Saturday, May 18, 2013

May 19, 2013: Happy Birthday to the Church and Hey, Ho, Let's Go to Disney World (pt. 2)

Today is Pentecost, the day that we, as Christians, celebrate the descent
of the Holy Spirit on the Twelve Apostles and other followers of Jesus in the
second chapter of Acts. Everything changed after the day of Pentecost with the
comforter that Jesus promised on his departure arriving in the indwelling of
the Holy Spirit. The Christians operated in a whole new degree of boldness and
began to spread the Gospel throughout the whole world as they were commanded in
the Great Commission. This is also the day that the Apostles preached and each
person in attendance heard their sermon in their native tongue. Happy Birthday
to the Church.

James Macdonald was born on this date in 1906 in Dundee, Scotland. James
grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, while playing drums and percussion
with a band for the Dollar Steamship Lines in 1934, James was requested by the
Disney Studios to lay down music for a Mickey Mouse Cartoon. Macdonald’s talent
landed him a permanent position with Disney where he went on to form the sound
department. In 1946, Walt personally picked Macdonald to assume duties as the
voice of Mickey Mouse. Macdonald’s Disney credits include: Mickey and the Beanstalk, House of Mouse, Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs and Alice in Wonderland. Let’s
honor James by visiting Mickey’s Philharmagic and enjoying a great musical
adventure.

When I was about 14, I bought the Ramones first album. It was everything
that a teen-aged Eastern Kentucky boy wanted in a record. It was rude, loud,
fast and funny. Over the years I bought a lot more Ramones albums and I even
got to see them live at The Newport in Columbus, Ohio. Today is Joey Ramones’
birthday. Joey died 12 years ago from cancer that took him way too soon. I like
to think of Joey, the same way that I think of Walt, as a person who chose a
very select audience and did everything he could to make them happy. I have no
such quote from Joey but I do know that Johnny, the Ramones guitar player, was
quoted saying that Walt Disney World was his favorite place on Earth; pretty
high praise from a guy who had travelled all over the world. Rock out at WDW.
How about the Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster? I know it features Aerosmith but I don’t
think Joey would mind, maybe you could slip in your ear buds and play “Rockaway
Beach” at least one time through. Hey, Ho, Let’s Go.

Quickies:

1884: Ringling Brothers Circus premieres. Go to
New Fantasyland and enjoy the circus atmosphere around Dumbo.

1945: Pete Townshend was born. I always loved the
Who and I saw them at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Check out the British
Invasion band at EPCOT in the English Pavilion.

Today is Mike, The Headless Chicken Day. Our
story begins as Mike is minding his own business when someone decides to
dispatch him from this mortal coil to facilitate a chicken dinner. Although
Mike’s head was removed, his brain stem was not and Mike ran around for 18
months like “a chicken with its head cut off.” He became famous and was insured
for $10,000. The chicken nuggets at Disney World are good but are they worth
$10,000? That’s up to you to decide.

Remember, your best excuse is always: waiting for
your dreams to come true.

About Me

Lifelong resident of the Tri-State area, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Former Radio guy and present Science teacher at Louisa Middle School. Husband to Deana Hayes Hammond, father to Allison and Matt and drummer for the Singing Hayes Family.